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About Me

Hello, and welcome to my little corner of the world! I'm Christy and I am so blessed to be the wife of a wonderful, God-fearing man as well as the mom of four great children.

In our family, learning is not about 'filling a bucket', but it's about 'lighting a fire'! We sincerely desire for our children to love to learn, and that's why we homeschool.

Book knowledge will only take our children so far. But if their hearts are trained toward the things of the Lord, then they will be ok no matter what life may bring them.

I'm glad you're here. Grab a warm mug of hot chocolate, sit back, and read about the many different things that I think throughout the day... "Hey, that would make a good blog entry!"

My Family

In May of 1993 the Lord finished creating me when he sent me my other half, the half that I had been without for the first 17 years of my life. Two short years later, we were married and I was finally whole."I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go..." Song of Solomon 3:4

Over the next few years God blessed us beyond our wildest dreams when He sent us four beautiful angels. Our children have brought us more joy than we ever knew was possible and we are honored God chose us to be their parents."Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward..." Psalm 127:3

Our Children

*Baby Girl- age 17

Because she was our long-awaited, much-anticipated, prayed-and-hoped-for first baby and will always be our baby girl.

*Handsome- age 14Because when he was younger he thought his little brother was cuter than he was, so mommy started calling him her little handsome guy.

*Reece Cup- age 13Because his middle name is Reece and when he was little he was the sweetest little thing and I called him my little Reece Cup because I could have just eaten him up!

*Princess- age 12Because she was our baby princess and was treated as such by everyone in our home right from the moment she was born.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

CHICAGO — A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film "Brokeback Mountain" in class.

The lawsuit claims that Jessica Turner, 12, suffered psychological distress after viewing the movie in her 8th grade class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year.

The film, which won three Oscars, depicts two cowboys who conceal their homosexual affair.

Turner and her grandparents, Kenneth and LaVerne Richardson, are seeking around $500,000 in damages.

"It is very important to me that my children not be exposed to this," said Kenneth Richardson, Turner's guardian. "The teacher knew she was not supposed to do this."

According to the lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court, the video was shown without permission from the students' parents and guardians.

The lawsuit also names Ashburn Principal Jewel Diaz and a substitute teacher, referred to as "Ms. Buford."

The substitute asked a student to shut the classroom door at the West Side school, saying: "What happens in Ms. Buford's class stays in Ms. Buford's class," according to the lawsuit.

Richardson said his granddaughter was traumatized by the movie and had to undergo psychological treatment and counseling.

In 2005, Richardson complained to school administrators about reading material that he said included curse words.

"This was the last straw," he said. "I feel the lawsuit was necessary because of the warning I had already given them on the literature they were giving out to children to read. I told them it was against our faith."

Messages left over the weekend with CPS officials were not immediately returned.